Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor Wow, the whole Midwest is in a major water shortage.The golf course over pumped their wells. The state water board shut the wells off, and they cannot pump for 2 years. In addition to that they were fined $10,000.00.

Prairie Doc Perspective

After nearly twenty years of parish ministry, I entered the world of health care, which, I learned, abounds in acronyms. My first clue was in chaplaincy training, known as “CPE” (Clinical Pastoral Education), the required education for most hospital and hospice chaplains.

Jessie's Corner

King of Assyria! Your shepherd leaders, in charge of caring for your people, are busy doing everything else but. They’re not doing their job, and your people are scattered and lost. There’s no one to look after them.

Pastor’s Corner

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, selfcontrol; against such things there is no law.”– Galatians 5:22-23 (English Standard Version) This summer, GAP has been studying the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22.

Prairie Doc Perspective

IntroductionFew decisions in life are more impactful than the choice to undergo cataract surgery—and how to have it done. Because cataract surgery is so common, many patients don’t realize it involves important decisions that can affect their vision for the rest of their lives.

Prairie Doc Perspective

Orthopedic medicine is truly a team sport; we have the opportunity to collaborate with nonsurgical professionals, including physical therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, among others, to deliver comprehensive musculoskeletal care.

What are we worth?

I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely NOTHING can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.

So Many Prophets

In both the Old and the New Testaments, we can read of individuals known as prophets. There are basically two categories for prophets: A Prophet of God and a false prophet. The way to tell the difference between the two is by the outcome of their prophecy.

Decisions, Decisions!

The moment they saw him, they worshiped him. Some, though, held back, not sure about “worship,” about risking themselves totally.Matt 28:17 ( The Message) This is in the last few paragraphs of the book of Matthew.

Between the Stacks

The 2025 Summer Library Program, “Color Our World,” started on June 12th. We had 51 children sign up this year! The first week we learned some art facts and did a group drawing project.